Canvas Hack Aftermath: Congress Wants Instructure to Answer Questions

Canvas Hack Aftermath: Congress Wants Instructure to Answer Questions

A hacker group stole data from more than 9,000 schools using an exploit in Instructure's service. Now the House Homeland Security Committee is getting involved.

US Congress calls Instructure CEO as it investigates Canvas breach

Steve Daly was called in to testify about the two ShinyHunters incidents that left students stranded.

US lawmakers demand answers from Instructure after Canvas data breaches

U.S. House lawmakers want to know how hackers broke into education tech giant Instructure twice, and stole reams of data from students who use the company's flagship student data software Canvas.

US govt seeks Instructure testimony on massive Canvas cyberattack

The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is calling on Instructure executives to testify about two cyberattacks by the ShinyHunters extortion group that targeted the company's Canvas platform, allowing threat actors to steal student data and disrupt schools during final exams. [...]

Government to Scrutinize Instructure Over Canvas Disruption, Data Breach

The Committee on Homeland Security has requested to be briefed on the incident and Instructure’s remediation steps. The post Government to Scrutinize Instructure Over Canvas Disruption, Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Homeland Security wants to know about the Instructure breach; we still want to know about the Navigate360 breach

Breaches involving school-related vendors such as PowerSchool and Instructure are causing major headaches for schools, students, and parents. They are also getting more attention from Congress. While some breaches have not exposed core data or personal information of students or personnel, other breaches, such as those involving PowerSchool and Navigate360’s  P3 Campus, have involved sensitive... Source